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To promote stable, constructive labor-management relations through the resolution and prevention of labor disputes in a manner that gives full effect to the collective-bargaining rights of employees, unions, and agencies.

This unfair labor practice case is before the Authority
in accordance with section 2429.1(a) of the Authority's Rules and Regulations,
based on a stipulation of facts by the parties, who have agreed that no
material issue of fact exists.

The complaint alleges that the Respondent violated
section 7116(a)(1), (5), and (8) of the Federal Service Labor-Management
Relations Statute (the Statute) by failing and refusing to provide the Union
with the names and home addresses of bargaining unit employees represented by
the Union. For the following reasons, we find that the Respondent violated the
Statute as alleged in the complaint.

II. Facts

The Union is the exclusive representative of a unit of
the Respondent's employees. By letter dated September 30, 1988, the Union
requested that the Respondent furnish it with the names and home addresses of
all bargaining unit employees. On March 9, 1989, the Union's president again
requested that the Union be provided with the names and home addresses. On or
about March 9, 1989, the Respondent's Civilian Personnel Officer denied the
Union's request.

The parties stipulated that the requested names and home
addresses: (1) are normally maintained by the Respondent in the regular course
of business; (2) are reasonably available; and (3) do not constitute guidance,
advice, counsel or training provided to management officials or supervisors
relating to collective bargaining. Stipulation, para. 9.

III. Positions of the Parties

The General Counsel argues that this case is "controlled"
by the Authority's decision in Farmers Home Administration Finance Office,
St. Louis, Missouri, 23 FLRA 788 (1986) (Farmers Home), where the
Authority concluded that, under section 7114(b)(4) of the Statute, the union
was entitled to the names and home addresses of employees in the bargaining
unit it represented. General Counsel's Brief at 2. Based on Farmers
Home, and subsequent decisions following Farmers Home, the General
Counsel maintains that the Respondent violated section 7116(a)(1), (5), and (8)
of the Statute.

The Respondent argues that Farmers Home was
incorrectly decided. The Respondent asserts that the release of employees' home
addresses is prohibited by the Privacy Act, 5 U.S.C. º 552a, because that
release constitutes a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy under
the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. º 552. The Respondent asserts
also that Federal Personnel Manual (FPM) chapter 294, Appendix C prohibits
release of the employees' home addresses.

Finally, the Respondent claims that "[i]t would be
grossly unfair to now find the Respondent's actions to be violative of the
Statute when such actions were consistent with prior Authority case law."
Respondent's Brief at 9. The Respondent asserts that at the time the complaint
was issued in this case, the "overwhelming case law of the FLRA held that the
home addresses of bargaining unit employees were prohibited from disclosure to
the Union by the Privacy Act." Id. at 2 (footnote omitted).

IV. Analysis and Conclusions

In U.S. Department of the Navy, Portsmouth Naval
Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, 37 FLRA No. 39 (1990) (Portsmouth
Naval Shipyard), the Authority reaffirmed Farmers Home and concluded
that the release of names and home addresses of unit employees to the unions
that represent them is not prohibited by law, is necessary for unions to
fulfill their representational responsibilities under the Statute, and meets
all of the other requirements of section 7114(b)(4) of the Statute. The
Authority determined also that the release of home addresses generally is
required without regard to whether alternative means of communication are
available to the requesting union.

The Respondent acknowledges that the complaint in this
case issued over 2 years after the Authority decided Farmers Home.
Accordingly, its reliance on Authority decisions predating Farmers Home
to support its claim that it would be unfair to find that its actions violated
the Statute in this case is misplaced.

The parties stipulated that the requirements of section
7114(b)(4)(A), (B), and (C) have been met in this case. Accordingly, consistent
with the stipulation and based on the Authority's decision in Portsmouth
Naval Shipyard, we find that the Respondent was required to furnish the
Union with the requested names and home addresses of employees in the
bargaining unit represented by the Union. The Respondent's refusal to do so
violated section 7116(a)(1), (5), and (8) of the Statute.(*)

V. Order

Pursuant to section 2423.29 of the Authority's Rules and
Regulations and section 7118 of the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations
Statute, the Department of the Navy, Navy Hospital Oakland, Oakland, California
shall:

1. Cease and desist from:

(a) Refusing to furnish, upon request of the American
Federation of Government Employees, Local 1931, AFL-CIO, the exclusive
representative of certain of its employees, the names and home addresses of all
employees in the bargaining unit it represents.

(b) In any like or related manner, interfering with,
restraining, or coercing its employees in the exercise of the rights assured
them by the Statute.

2. Take the following affirmative action in order to
effectuate the purposes and policies of the Statute:

(a) Furnish the American Federation of Government
Employees, Local 1931, AFL-CIO, the exclusive representative of certain of its
employees, the names and home addresses of all employees in the bargaining unit
it represents.

(b) Post at the Navy Hospital Oakland copies of the
attached Notice on forms to be furnished by the Federal Labor Relations
Authority. Upon receipt of such forms, they shall be signed by the Commanding
Officer of the Hospital and shall be posted in conspicuous places, including
all bulletin boards and other places where notices to employees are customarily
posted, and shall be maintained for 60 consecutive days thereafter. Reasonable
steps shall be taken to ensure that such notices are not altered, defaced, or
covered by any other material.

(c) Pursuant to section 2423.30 of the Authority's Rules
and Regulations, notify the Regional Director, Region IX, Federal Labor
Relations Authority, in writing, within 30 days from the date of this Order as
to what steps have been taken to comply.

NOTICE TO ALL EMPLOYEES

AS ORDERED BY THE FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS
AUTHORITY

AND TO EFFECTUATE THE POLICIES OF
THE

FEDERAL SERVICE LABOR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS
STATUTE

WE NOTIFY OUR EMPLOYEES THAT:

WE WILL NOT refuse to furnish, upon request of the
American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1931, AFL-CIO, the exclusive
representative of certain of our employees, the names and home addresses of all
employees in the bargaining unit it represents.

WE WILL NOT in any like or related manner, interfere with,
restrain, or coerce our employees in the exercise of the rights assured them by
the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute.

WE WILL furnish the American Federation of Government
Employees, Local 1931, AFL-CIO, the exclusive representative of certain of our
employees, the names and home addresses of all employees in the bargaining unit
it represents.

_______________________________(Activity)

Dated:___________ By:______________________

(Signature) (Title)

This Notice must remain posted for 60 consecutive days
from the date of posting, and must not be altered, defaced, or covered by any
other material.

If employees have any questions concerning this Notice or
compliance with its provisions, they may communicate directly with the Regional
Director, Region IX, Federal Labor Relations Authority, whose address is: 901
Market Street, Suite 220, San Francisco, CA 94103, and whose telephone number
is: (415) 744-4000.

FOOTNOTES: (If blank, the decision does not
have footnotes.)

*/ We note, and reject, the Respondent's assertion
regarding FPM, chapter 294, Appendix C. Appendix C was deleted on March 12,
1985, and chapter 294 now contains no statement similar to that previously
contained in Appendix C.